during the classic period , c . 200 to 900 ad . during this time , the city dominated much of the maya region politically , economically , and mil ##ita ##rily , while interacting with areas throughout me ##so ##ame ##rica such as the great metropolis of te ##ot ##ih ##ua ##can in the distant valley of mexico . there is evidence that ti ##kal was conquered by te ##ot ##ih ##ua ##can in the 4th century ad . following the end of the late classic period , no new major monuments were built at ti ##kal and there is evidence that elite palaces were burned . these events were coupled with a gradual population decline , culminating with the site ’ s abandonment by the end
during the classic period, c. 200 to 900 ad. during this time, the city dominated much of the maya region politically, economically, and militarily, while interacting with areas throughout mesoamerica such as the great metropolis of teotihuacan in the distant valley of mexico. there is evidence that tikal was conquered by teotihuacan in the 4th century ad. following the end of the late classic period, no new major monuments were built at tikal and there is evidence that elite palaces were burned. these events were coupled with a gradual population decline, culminating with the site ’ s abandonment by the end